Tomato 3/4 |
Tadpole (2002) |
"Lighten up, Sophocles! Oedipal conflicts are nothing more than a subject for light, comedic entertainment." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War (2004) |
"Melodramatic and exciting view about a war (in Korea) rarely filmed." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3 |
The Tailor of Panama (2001) |
"Sophisticated, sardonic, sexy spy story." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Take (2008) |
"A heartfelt plea for penal reform." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Take My Eyes (2006) |
"Wife-beating is a subject done to death but the deeply
felt story and astonishing performances by the principal
actress elevated this Goya-award-winning tale well above
the rest." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Take Out (2008) |
"An entertaining, no-budget tale of an illegal immigrant who delivers take-out Chinese food, illuminating the life of one of the big city's anonymous." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Take the Lead (2006) |
"Hugely entertaining." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat D |
Taking Lives (2004) |
"Ethan looks mighty uncomfortable in this generic thriller." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) |
"Travolta is terrific in this sharper, wittier, thoroughly contemporary revisit to the New York subway train derailed by a intelligent but psychotic criminal." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Taking Sides (2003) |
"Szabo effectively dramatizes what might look on paper like a dry, philosophic query." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C+ |
Taking Woodstock (2009) |
"Too bad the principal character lacks the charisma to carry the movie." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 9/10 |
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) |
"Will have every congregation of movie viewers sitting in continuous apprehension." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Talk to Her (2002) |
"What should a man do with a woman? Talk to her!" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
Talk to Me (2007) |
"Exhilarating! I say, 'Bring back the sixties' (minus the Vietnam War)." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (1984) |
Click here to see the review. |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) |
"One can see why residents of large metropolitan areas look
down their noses at NASCAR." |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
Tango (1998) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
- |
The Tango Lesson (1997) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Tape (2001) |
"Intermittently involving but lacking in wit, style and variety." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Tarzan (1999) |
"Gives a fresh look to one of the world's popular myths." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 9/10 |
The Taste of Others (2001) |
"Utterly delightful." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat D |
Taxi (2004) |
"As Officer Washburn, Jimmy Fallon--like the entire pic--is a washout." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Taxi to the Dark Side (2008) |
"If everything that documentarian Alex Gibney reports about torture is true, then America has not only become corrupted morally, it is using a technique that does not even work." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Tea With Mussolini (1999) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) |
"A dazzling appearance by Ms. Mirren!" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Team America: World Police (2004) |
"Finally a fair and balanced report, a satire on the foibles of the political left and right alike." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B- |
Tears of the Black Tiger (2000) |
"The cotton-candy colors threaten a diabetic attack but thereare good action sequences and good-natured performances." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 3/4 |
Tears of the Sun (2003) |
"No "Bridge on the River Kwai," but how nice to see Americans loved by a non-Western people!" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 0.5/4 |
Teddy Bears' Picnic (2002) |
"Dignified CEO's meet at a rustic retreat and pee against a tree. Can you bear the laughter?" |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Teknolust (2002) |
"'A' for creativity but comes across more as a sketch for a full-length comedy." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Tell Them Who You Are (2005) |
"Not just a biopic about a great cinematography but a sentimental piece about a father-son conflict." |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
Telling Lies In America (1997) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 7/10 |
Ten Benny (1995) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Ten Canoes (2007) |
"People in Australia a thousand years ago laughed more spontaneous than we do today and they had no clothes, cell phones, TVs, condos: 'Ten Canoes' is so well told you can believe it." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Tenants (2005) |
"Accurately and passionately portrays the animosity between an African-American writer and his Jewish counterpart." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
The Terminal (2004) |
"Spielberg's love letter to America." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) |
"The human dimensions of the film are more watchable than the mayhem." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
Terror's Advocate (2007) |
"An often gripping doc using never-before seen archival films about the self-assured, unrepentant Jacques Verges, who defended some of the most loathsome terrorists and political criminals in modern history." |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
The Terrorist (1998) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) |
"The first remake of the classic horror thriller that matches the intensity of the original." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A |
Thank You For Smoking (2006) |
"A satiric masterwork, not simply because of its subject matter but because of the brilliantly witty, fast-moving dialogue and spot-on performances." |
Harvey S. Karten |
- |
That's the Way I Like It (1998) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
The Animals Film (1981) |
"The most shocking, graphic film ever made about humankind's abuse of animals." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A- |
The Counterfeiters (2008) |
"Though similar to Schindler's List, this riveting Holocaust drama, also based on a true story, features actors who throw themselves wholly into the violence of a brutal concentration camp as they practice a trade that could keep them alive." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Splat C |
The Duchess of Langeais (2008) |
"Scenes move ahead in a plodding manner. Since the film's hero is supposed to be a man without charisma, he cannot rivet an audience." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato A |
The Polar Express (2004) |
"Beautifully evokes the aphorism that childhood is a magical time." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B+ |
The Rape of Europa |
"Focuses quite well on a relatively unexplored niche: the theft and also the destruction of valuable works of art by the Nazi regime during World War 2." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
The Royal Guard (2007) |
"Not your typically silly Bollywood offering, this relatively short Indian saga is pretty to look at, demonstrating with gentle humor how a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato B |
Then She Found Me (2008) |
"Helen Hunt effectively combines comedy with melodrama in a story of a woman whose biological clock is ticking." |
Harvey S. Karten |
Tomato 8/10 |
The Theory of Flight (1998) |
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Harvey S. Karten |
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